2019年上海市英語(yǔ)高考模擬試卷九

第第頁(yè)/共12頁(yè)2019年上海市英語(yǔ)高考模擬試卷九ListeningComprehensionSectionA(10%)Directions：InSectionA，youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestions'willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave,heard.1.A.1.A.$10.B.$8.A.Ataconcert.C.Atanartmuseum.A.Ateacher.B.Apoliceman.A.Parentandchild.C.Teacherandstudent.A.Apairoftrousers.C.Acoat.C.$16.D.$12.Atarestaurant.D.Ataflowershop.Adoctor.D.Anathlete.Husbandandwife.D.Shopassistantandcustomer.Asuit.D.Ablouse.A.ThemanisplanningatriptoAustin.B.ThemanhasnotbeentoAustinbefore.C.Themandoesn'tlikeAustin.D.ThemanhasbeentoAustinbefore.A.Findalargerroom.B.Selltheoldtable.Buytwobookshelves.D.Rearrangesomefurniture.A.Sheisfondofpizzaverymuch.Shedisagreeswiththeman.C.Shedoesn'tunderstandwhatthemansays.D.Shedoesn'tlikepizzaverymuch,either.A.Shedoesn'tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.Sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic.Sheisunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.D.Sheenjoysitbecauseshe'sgoodatdriving.A.Itwasalonglecture,buteasytounderstand.Itwasnotaseasyasshehadexpected.Itwasasdifficultasshehadexpected.Itwasinterestingandeasytofollow.SectionB(15%)Directions：InSectionB，youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageandconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice，butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion，readthejourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Twinvolunteers.B.Twinprisoners.Twopoliceofficers.D.Twopatients.A.Toseeifteaandcoffeewoulddoanyharmtopeople.Toseehowmuchteaandcoffeeonecoulddrinkaday.Toseewhetherhispeopleweretellingalie.Toseewhetherthedrinkshadthesameeffect.A.Theybothlivedalonglife.B.Oneofthemsurvivedtheexperiment.Bothofthemdiedsoon.D.Theysufferedalotfromtheexperiment.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Itislistedintheteachingprogram.B.ItisimportanttoEnglishteaching.C.Effectivelisteningresultsingoodgrades.D.It'smoretaughtthananyothersubject.A.Listeninghelpstosendplainmessage.B.Listeningdevelopsinterpersonalrelationship.C.Listeninghaslittletodowithinterpersonalrelationship.Goodlisteninghelpstodeliveranimportantspeech.A.Goodlisteningmeansagoodjob.B.Listeningrequiresunderstanding.C.Withgoodlistening,youcanreceivemessages.Listeningisanimportantmeansofcommunication.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Interviewerandinterviewee.C.Fellowworkers.A.Marketingproducts.C.Developingteachingprograms.A.Interviewerandinterviewee.C.Fellowworkers.A.Marketingproducts.C.Developingteachingprograms.A.Socialbackground.C.Wideknowledge.A.ToJapanB.ToChile.AmericaB.Bossandemployee.Teacherandguide.B.Studyingaforeignlanguage.Sellingsoftware.B.Workexperience.Intelligentmind.C.ToKorea.D.ToSouthII.GrammarandVocabularySectionA(10%)Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Thesun'schangingenergylevelsarenottoblameforrecentglobalwarmingand,ifanything,solarvariationsoverthepast20yearsshouldhavehadacoolingeffect,scientistshavesaid.Theirfindingsaddtoagrowingbodyofevidence(21)humanactivity,notnaturalcauses,liesbehindtherisingaverageworldtemperatures,which(22)(expect)toreachtheirsecondhighestlevelthisyearsincerecordsbeganinthe1860s.ThereislittledoubtthatsolarvariabilityhasinfluencedtheEarth'sclimateinthepastand(23)wellhavebeenafactorinthefirsthalfofthelastcentury,butBritishandSwissresearcherssaid(24)couldnotexplainrecentwarming.Overthepast20years，allthetrendsinthesunthatcouldhavehadaninfluenceonEarth'sclimate(25)(be)intheoppositedirectiontothatrequiredtoexplaintheobservedriseinglobalmeantemperatures.Mostscientistssayemissionsofgreenhousegases,mainlyfromburningfossil(化石的)fuelsinpowerplants,factoriesandcars,aretheprimecauseofthecurrentwarmingtrend.A(26)(decrease)grouppinstheblameonnaturalvariationsintheclimatesystem,oragradualriseinthesun'senergyoutput.Theyconcludedthat(27)rapidriseinglobalmeantemperaturesseensincethelate1980scouldnotbeattributedtosolarvariability,(28)mechanismwasused.The10(29)(warm)yearsinthepast150yearshaveallbeensince1990andaUnitedNationsclimatepanel,(30)(draw)ontheworkof2,500scientists,saidthisyearitwas“verylikely”thathumanactivitieswerethemaincause.SectionB(10%)Directions：Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthe-wordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.questionedB.commonC.receivedD.clinicalE.admissionF.seekingG.fallH.partyingI.straightJ.especiallyK.urgingAgapyearisoftenatimewhenyoungpeopletravelorworktoearnmoremoneyforschool.Gapyearsaremuchmore(31)inEuropethanintheUnitedStates,especiallyamongchildrenborntowealthyfamilies.Butnow,moreAmericansareshowinganinterestintheideaofagapyear.Infact,severalU.S.collegesanduniversitiesarenow(32)studentstodelaytheirstudiestomakeuseofagapyear.In2016,MaliaObama,daughterofthen-presidentBarackObama,(33)alotofmediaattentionwhenshedecidedtopostponethestartoftheirstudiesbyayear.LikeMaliaObama,RosalieStoke,whohadalreadybeenacceptedfor(34)byheruniversityofchoice,madethesamechoice.In(35)2013，StokeconnectedwithafamilyinBarcelona,Spain.Theyagreedtoletherlivewiththemandpaidherasmallamounttohelpcarefortheirchildrenforsevenmonths.StokestudiedSpanishduringherfreetimeinBarcelona.Shethenusedthemoneytotravelfortwomonths.WhenreturningtotheUnitedStatestobeginherstudiesatVirginiaTechin2014,Stokesaidshefeltateaseandthatsheknewmoreaboutherselfasaperson.Also,whentalkingwithfriendswhowent(36)tocollegefromhighschool,shefoundmanyhadadifficulttimeintheirfirstyearofcollege.Sometoldherthey(37)thefieldofstudytheyhadchosen.Otherssaidtheyfeltlostatthecollegeorthattheywerewastingtimedoingthingslike(38).JenniferPowell-Lunder,a(39)psychologistwhoworksmostlywithyoungpeople,saysthesefeelingsarecommonamongfirst-yearcollegestudents.Shesaysmoreyoungpeopleare(40)admissiontocollegethaneverbefore.Thatmeansthelevelofcompetitionisthehighestithaseverbeen.Shesaysyoungpeopletodayhavetodomorethaneverbeforetobeseenassuccessful.Takingagapyearmayhelpreducesomeofthepressure.ReadingComprehensionSectionA(15%)Directions：Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefour-wordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.AnartprogramishelpingstudentsatsomeofthelowestperformingschoolsintheUnitedStates.OnJune8，muchoftheworld(41)theUnitedNationsWorldOceansDay.Theideaistoremindpeoplehowimportanttheworld'soceansaretoalllifeonEarth,tocelebratetheirbeauty,andtobringattentiontothe(42)humanactivityhasontheoceans.Thisyear,thethemeis“OurOceans,OurFuture,”withspecialemphasisonfindingsolutionstoplasticpollution,and(43)marinelitterforahealthieroceanandabetterfuture.Theworld'soceans(44)nearlythreefourthsoftheEarth'ssurface,andcontain97percentofourplanet'swater.Theyproduceoverhalfofouroxygen，helpregulateourclimate,absorbcarbondioxide，andsupportthegreatest(45)oflifeonourplanet.NearlyhalfofallspeciesonEarthdependontheoceansforsurvival,andformanyoftherest,includingpeople,theoceans(46)thequalityoflife.Theoceansarealso(47)totheworld'seconomy,becausetheyarekeytotransportationandrecreation.Asover95percentoftheunderwaterarearemainsunexplored,itisnearlya(48)thattheirdepthsmayholdthecuretomanyadisease,the(49)tomanyaproblem.Andyet,asmuchas40percentoftheworld'soceansare(50)affectedbyhumanactivitiesthatresultinpollution,over-fishing,andlossofcoastalhabitats.Ofparticular(51)isplasticgarbage.Someofitcomesfromshipsthatuseourrivers,lakesandseas,andeventually(52)intotheocean.Butabout8millionmetrictonsofplasticwastewashesofflandintotheoceaneachyear.Oncethere,itbeginsto(53)untilitturnsintosmallfragmentsknownasmicro-plastics.Plasticsareaseriousthreat,becausetheydegradeveryslowly,trapseacreatures,damagehabitatslikecoralreefs,andare(54)bymarineanimals.Researchershavedocumentedtheimpactsofplasticonover650differentmarinespecies—includingseaturtles,seals,whales,dolphins，porpoises,seabirds,andfish.OnWorldOceansDay,wemustrememberthatthehealthandsafetyofouroceansisourcollective(55)，onethatwecannotaffordtoneglect.Onlythroughgoodstewardshipcanwesafeguardthehealthofouroceans,andensurethattheoceanscontinuetomeettheneedsoffuturegenerations.41.A.makesB.observesC.watchesD.establishes42.A.impactB.energyC.effortD.attempt43.A.promotingB.defendingC.preventingD.protecting44.A.carryB.wrapC.involveD.cover45.A.abundanceB.effectC.influenceD.feature46.A.destroyB.improveC.damageD.spoil47.A.accessibleB.indispensableC.harmfulD.available48.A.certaintyB.doubtC.phenomenonD.symptom49.A.revolutionB.contributionC.resolutionD.distribution50.A.hardlyB.barelyC.nearlyD.heavily51.A.importanceB.concernC.valueD.priority52.A.makesitswayB.losesitswayC.fightsitswayD.goesitsownway53.A.breakoutB.breakdownC.breakintoD.breakthrough54.A.digestedB.dislikedC.enjoyedD.swallowedA.sourceB.resourceC.responsibilityD.wealthSectionB(22%)Directions：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)WASHINGTON—Whatparentdoesn'twanttomoldhisorherchildtobebetter,faster,smarter,morecapable?Eventhoughhumanparentscan'tdothat,arobotthatbuildsitsownchildrencan.ScientistsattheUniversityofCambridgeinEnglandhavecreatedamotherrobotthatnotonlyconstructsitsownchildren,butteststheirperformance.It'saroboticversionofnature'ssurvivalofthefittest.Themotherrobotanalyzestheperformanceofeachofthe“children”itcreates,andincorporatespreferentialtraitsintothenextgeneration.“Asthemothercreatesthemandputsthemtowork,sheevaluateshowthey'rebehaving,andsheusesdatafromthisbehaviortocreatethenextgenerationofrobots,”explainedresearchscientistAndresRosendo.There'snohumanintervention,exceptforacomputercommandtocreatearobotcapableofmovingfromoneplacetoanother.Themotherbuildsitschildrenbygluingtogetherpieceswithsmallmotorsinside,indifferentconfigurations.Thenitwatcheshowquicklythechildrenmove,keepingthedesignsoftheonesthatmovedthefastest.“Themotherrobotcanactuallybuildhundredsofchildrobotsandseetheperformanceofthesechildrobots.Andiftheirperformanceisgood,keeptheirdesignforthenextgeneration.Andifbad,justletitgo，”saidFumiyaIida,leadresearcher.Themotivationtoproducebetterchildreniscontrolledbytheresearchteam,whichprovidesanincentive.“Weprogramtherobotbasedonsomefunctionsthatdefinetherewardtherobotisgoingtoget,dependingontheconstructionthattheymake.Theycannotchangetheirownreward.Inthecaseofthechildrobot,it'sdistance,sothelongerthedistancetherobotwalks，thebettertherewarditreceives,”saidRosendo.Afterseveralgenerations，the“children”arerunningtwiceasfast.“Themotherrobotgenerated500robotstoseewhichoneisgoodandwhichoneisbad,”saidIida.Theresearcherssuggestthemachinescouldbeusedinanautoplant,forexample,whererobotcamerasexamineeachcarintheassemblyline,evaluateanymistakes,andthendesignabettercar.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.humanparentscan'tmoldtheirchildtobecapableamotherrobotcanbuilditsownchildrenindependentofanyhumaninterventionC.amotherrobottendstoincorporateallchildren'straitsintothenextgenerationD.thelawofsurvivalofthefittestalsoappliestotherobotworldWhichofthefollowingisTRUE?Therewardachildrobotreceivesdependsonthedistanceitwalks.Themotherrobotcanruntwicefasterthanchildrobots.Achildrobotcanchooseitsownrewardaslongasitbehaveswell.Therobotsareusedinacarfactorytoproducebettercars.58.Theunderlinedword“configurations”inPara.4probablymeans.frameworksB.figuresC.systemsD.locationsWhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?MotherRobotBuildsItsOwnChildrenB.ANewGenerationofRobotsAWalkingRobotD.ACleverRobot(B)Manyofusstartthedaybycommuting,ortravelling,towork.Wedropoffourchildrenatschool.Wemayvisitthedoctororgotothemarkettobuyfood.Werushhometoseeourfamilies.Peoplewholiveinbigcitiesspendalotoftimetalkingabouttraffic.Therearesometermsyouneedtoknowwhentalkingaboutit.Onesuchtermisgridlock.Gridlockiswhennobodycangoanywhere.Theroadsbecomeonebigparkinglot.Thereisalsostop-and-starttraffic.Thisiswhenyoumoveforwardalittle,butthenstop.Movealittle.Thenstop.Bothareequallystressful.Trafficcanbebumper-to-bumper.Thismeanstherearesomanycarsontheroadthattheirbumpersseemtobetouching.Toidlemeanstheengineofyourcarisrunning,butyouarenotmoving...anywhere.Anothertermtoknowisrushhourtraffic.Rushhourtraffichappensataboutthesametimeeveryday—whenpeoplearecommutingtoandfromwork.Then,whatcancitiesdotoreducetrafficproblems?Onethingcitiescandoistosupplymorepublictransportation.Letusnowtakeacloserlookatthecitywiththeworsttrafficintheworld—Jakarta.Jakarta'smetropolitanareaishometoabout24millionpeople.Butonly13percentofalltripsareonpublictransportation.InvestmentinpublictransportintheIndonesiancapitalbeganin2004.Workersarebuildingthefirstpartofapublictransportsystem,knownastheMassRapidTransitrailway.Anotherthingcitiescandotolimittrafficistochargemoneytodriveincertainpartsofthecity.Nextyear,Jakartaplanstostartchargingdriversmoretotravelontwoheavilycongestedroads.Jakartaofficialshavealsobannedmotorcyclesfromthemainroadsinthecity.UntilcitieswithtrafficproblemsfindwaystogetpeoplefromPointAtoPointBmoreefficiently,theycanonlyenvypeopleinTampere,FinlandandRotterdam,intheNetherlands.Researcheshavefoundthatthesetwocitieshavethefastestmovingtraffic.Whichofthefollowingtermsreferstothesituationinwhichyoucannotmoveyourcaratall?stop-and-starttrafficB.bumper-to-bumperC.gridlockD.rushhourtrafficToreducetrafficproblems,citiescandoallofthefollowingEXCEPTencouragecitizenstowalkfromoneplacetoanotherchargedriversmoneyfordrivingincertainpartsofthecityprohibitmotorcyclesfromthemainroadsinthecityinvestmoreinpublictransportation62.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthefirstparagraph?Toshowthatwearealwaysverybusy.Toshowthatweloveourchildrenverymuch.Toshowthatwearehardworking.Toshowthatwehavetousethetrafficquiteoften.(C)Recently,hackershaveattackedcomputersystemsandthenreleasedinformationthatmanypeoplethoughtwassecure.ThishappenedtothetopleadershipintheU.S.DefenseDepartment.HackersgainedentrytotheemailsystemoftheJointChiefsofStaff'soffice.Hackcrsalsoattackedadatingwebsiteandreleasedthenamesofpeopleseekingrelationsoutsidetheirmarriage.Thisshockedthesite'susers,whothoughtthewebsitewassecure.TheNATOCooperativeCyberDefenseCenterofExcellenceisworkingtokeepNATOonlineactivitiessecure.GeneralPhilipBreedloveisthetopcommanderoftheU.S.EuropeanCommand.HesaidtheCyberDefenseCenterisworkingtokeepcomputertechnologysaferforalloftheNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization.ThecenterprovidescybersecuritydefenseandpolicyadvicetointerestedNATOmembers.“WhenitcomestotheNATOnetworksandhowwefighttogetherasNATO,thereare28doorstothisalliance.Ifoneofthosedoorsiswideopen,theallianceiswideopen.”Thecenteralsoprovidesassistancetootherpartnercountries,universitiesandevenprivatebusinesses.ThegeneralspokelastweekendataNATOmeetinginTurkey.FinancingforthecentercomesnotfromNATO,butfromvolunteernations.Officialssaythecenter'sworkhasplayedanimportantpartinimprovingthealliance'scyber-defensecapabilities.Eachyear,thealliancecarriesoutawargameinwhichNATOforcestrytoprotectamake-believecountryfromcyberattack.Thecenterprovidesthefakecountry'scomputernetwork.Participatingnationsmustrepairandstrengthenthatnetwork.LauriAasmannisthechiefofthecenter'sLawandPolicyBranch.Mr,AasmannsaystechnologyexpertsfromdifferentNATOcountriesarecriticaltodefensebuilding.“Westronglybelievethatinordertobuildorhaveagooddefense,youshouldunderstandhowtheattackworks,howtheoffenseworks.”ThecenterworksoutofanoldbuildinginthesmallcountryofEstonia.Ttmayseemlikeanunusualchoiceforsuchanexercise.However,EstoniaisamongthebestplacesintheworldforInternetaccess.Wirelessconnectionsareavailablealmosteverywhere,eveninunexpectedplaces,likeinsidebusesandoronapublicbeach.Arecentreportbythenon-profitgroupFreedomHouseratesEstoniasecondworldwideforInternetfreedom.Incomparison,theUnitedStateswasfifthonthatlist.InEstonia,bankingisdonemostlyonline.Estonianssaytheyrarelycarrymoney.Mostgovernmentbusinessisdoneelectronically.ButEstoniansknowfromexperiencethatacyberattackontheirInternetcouldcausehugeproblems.Amassivecyberattackin2007knockedoutInternetaccesstobanks,ministries,parliamentandotherorganizationsfordays.TheattacktookplaceduringEstonia'sdisputewithRussiaabouttherelocationofamarkercalledtheBronzeSoldierofTallinn.ManyblamedtheattackonRussia,whichisEstonia'seasternneighbor.Sincethen,Estonianofficialshaveremainedonguardtopreventanddefeatcyberattacksagainstthecountryanditsallies.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat.hackersgainedentrytotheemailsystemofadatingwebsiteusersofadatingwebsitewerenotfaithfultotheirspousesthecomputersystemsoftheU.S.DefenseDepartmentweretoosecuretobehackedmanypeopleusedtoworryaboutthesafetyoftheirinformationinthecomputerWhichofthefollowingabouttheCyberDefenseCenterisTRUE?A.ItsmaintaskistokeeponlineactivitiessaferforNATOcountries.Itprovidescybersecuritydefenseandpolicyadvicetoallthecountries.ItprovidesassistancetoonlyAmericanuniversitiesandprivatebusinesses.ItisfinancedbyNATOaswellasvolunteernations.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatEstoniais.A.firstonthelistofInternetfreedomamongcountrieswiththeeasiestaccesstoInternetanidealplacetodoexercisesacountrywherepeopleliketocarrycashwiththemItissupposedthatRussiashouldberesponsiblefor.A.attackingEstonianbanks,ministries,parliamentdisputingwithEstoniatherelocationofamarkerD.amassivecyber-attackin2007SectionC(8%)Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Each,sentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Incontrast,mathematicsisgivenprioritybytheBritishandeconomics,/politicsbythe|Germans.TherearecleardifferencesintheviewsofvariousEuropeannations.TheintervieweeswerealsoaskedwhichEuropeancountrytheyfoundmostattractivefromaculturalpointofview.SpanishintervieweesindicatedmoreinterestinItalythaninFrance.Theresidentsofthefivecountriesofthesurveysharetheviewthatbooksarethebestwayofbroadeningknowledge.Thevariationstendtosupportthenationalstereotypeswehaveofoneanother.Anopinionpollwasconductedintheearly1990stofindouttheculturalattitudesofresidentsoffivecountriesinWesternEurope(Britain,France,Italy,SpainandGermany).Onethousandpeople,formingarepresentativesampleoftheadultpopulation,fromeachofthefiveparticipatingcountrieswereinterviewed.Thepollassumedthatliterature,history,science,arts,law,economicsandsoonwouldberegardedassignificantelementsofculturebyallparticipants,butitsetouttoexaminetheareaswhichtheyconsideredthemostimportantformsofculturalexpression.Inaddition,thepollrequiredintervieweestoindicateinaquestionnairethetypeofeducationtheyconsideredmostappropriateforthemodernworld,thebestchannelsofknowledgeandartstheymostvalued.(67)Theresultsofthepollshowinterestingdifferencesbetweentheparticipatingnationsintermsofwhichcomponentsofculturetheyregardasmostimportantformsofculturalexpression.FortheFrenchandItalians,literaturecomeswellatthetopofthelist.(68)HistoryoccupiessecondplacefortheFrench,theItaliansandGermansbutisgivenverylowprioritybytheBritish.FortheSpanishthesefourareasaremoreorlessequal,withmathematicshavingaslightedge.Itseemsthatmembersofeachcountryinthesurveyhaveacommondefinitionofculturebutthatdefinitionvariesfromcountrytocountry.(69)TheFrenchandItaliansareliterarypeoples,theBritishscientificandtheGermanspracticalandhard-working.Francehasthedistinction,accordingtotheresultsofthepoll,ofbeingthecountrywhichprovokesmostinterestfromitsBritish.ItalianandGermanneighbors.(70)TheFrenchalsoplacedItalyfirst.ItalyoccupiessecondplaceforboththeBritishandtheGermans.Itwouldseem,then,thatthe“l(fā)iterary”nationsofFranceandItalyaremoreculturallyexcitingthanthescientificBritishorthepracticalGermans!SummaryWriting(10%)Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Summarize,themainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Thebabyelephant,Sheila,wasmovedoutofBelfastZoobecauseoffearsthatshemightbehitbybombers(轟炸機(jī))duringtheBelfastBlitz(貝爾法斯特閃電戰(zhàn))of1941.Shewasoneoftheluckyones.Alotofanimalswerekilledbecauseoffearsthattheymightescapeduringthebombingandattackpeople.Theseincludedatiger，ablackbear,alynx,ahyena,andtwopolarbears.ButSheilawaswalkeddowntheroadbyzoo-keeperstoanearbyhousewhereawomangavehersanctuary(庇護(hù))inherbackyardforseveralmonthsuntilthebombingwasover.Asthezoocelebratesits75thbirthday,thebosseshavedecidedtotrytoidentifythewomanMarkChallisisthemanagerofBelfastZoo.HeexplainedabitmoreaboutSheila'sstory.“WellweknowthatSheila，theelephantthatwasinthezooatthattime,spentsometimelivingwithaladyrelativelyneartothezooandwehaveonesweetphotograph,youcanseeitonourzoowebsite,”“Wehaveaphotographoftheelephantwiththeladyandherfriend,honestlyandliterallyinherbackgardenandthatAroughlyallweknow.”“Sowe'rejusttryingtofindalittlebitmoreinformationandmaybe,notsurethattheladymightbealive,butmaybeherrelativesorsomebodywillrecognizethebackofthathouseandwecanfillinsomedetailonthisstory.”O(jiān)ncethebombingwasover，Sheilawentbacktothezooandlivedforanotherquarterofacentury.Shediedofaskindiseasein1966.Tra